Bensenville Opinion
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Lift moratorium on the death penaltyJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - On Jan. 31, 2000, ex-Gov. George Ryan, on a whim, called a moratorium on the Illinois death penalty. His primary reason behind this was to make sure safeguards were in ...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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A little humanity in an increasingly heartless worldMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - If Jim Caudill weren't my friend. If I hadn't talked at length to the sister of a murder victim -- or to a friend of a man critically injured on his motorcycle. Perhaps,...
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Where is the next 'X' going to fall?May 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "X" marks the spot. Meigs Field "X" Soldier Field "X" Elk Grove village "X" Bensenville "X" Grant Park? Or will Mayor Daley put an "X" in your backyard? Robert Laskero ...
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Doing something right at FentonMay 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Catch someone doing something right. If you use this mantra, it will certainly bring out the best in you and the person/people who were "caught". This type of thought pr...
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Liberals give the inspiration to writeMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Ask and ye shall receive Mr. Krueger (Fence Post, April 13). Krueger implored, "Keep on writing those letters, Mr. Toye, and keep inspiring me and many more like me..." ...
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Why it's becoming more and more all about youMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The pitch that came to Assistant City Editor Anne Halston was probably not unlike hundreds she has gotten in her 13 years as an editor at the Daily Herald. It went somet...
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Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Government going too far Addison leaders are attempting to make the village prettier by banning window-mounted air-conditioning units from the fronts of buildings. So th...
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Some Barenaked thoughts about ...May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - So, here we are -- my son, his friend and I -- standing in a long line outside Border's bookstore in Oak Brook on Saturday. We're waiting to get in to see my favorite ba...